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THE BOOTLEG FILES: CHAPLIN IN KID AUTO RACES AT VENICE

By | April 2009

Phil Hall’s The Bootleg Files explores the wild world of classic and kooky flicks that can only be found on bootlegged videos and DVD. This week, Phil finds a familiar figure at a California auto race.

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: CHAPLIN IN KID AUTO RACES AT VENICE

BOOTLEG FILES 280: “Kid Auto Races at Venice” (1914 short comedy starring Charlie Chaplin). LAST SEEN: Available on many online video sites. ...

SPIKE LEE AND FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA AT SIFF 2009

The 2009 Seattle International Film Festival announced that it will present a special Golden Space Needle Award for Outstanding Achievement in Directing to...

CANADIAN CLASSICKS: RITUALS

Rituals [1977] ^ Director: Peter Carter ^ Writer: Ian Sutherland ^ Starring: Hal Holbrook, Gary Reineke, Lawrence Dane, Robin Gammell, Ken James In the...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: SATYAJIT RAY’S DAYS AND NIGHTS IN THE FOREST

BOOTLEG FILES 279: “Days and Nights in the Forest” (1969 feature from India’s great director Satyjait Ray). LAST SEEN: It is being shown this month...

SIGHT UNSEEN – CRANK: HIGH VOLTAGE

“Sight Unseen” is Film Threat’s showcase for new movies withheld from pre-release scrutiny. Studios are increasingly in the habit these days of not...

BIG MAN JAPAN COMES TO THE STATES

Truly a bizzare film (even for fans of giant monster movies), "Big Man Japan" gets a limited U.S. release on May 15th. We caught this one at the San Diego...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: THE FAT SPY

BOOTLEG FILES 278: “The Fat Spy” (1966 comedy starring Jack E. Leonard and Jayne Mansfield). LAST SEEN: We cannot confirm the last public exhibition...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: ROAD TO BALI

In reviewing the comedy films from Hollywood’s so-called golden era, the “Road” pictures are often called up as representing the finest of the genre....

THIS ANIME SMELLS LIKE CAT SHIT

The cute and fuzzies have gone to war…again. Originally a manga series by Motofumi Kobayashi, “Cat Shit One” – released in the States as...

TURKISH RAMBO ON THE RAMPAGE

Just when you thought we had seen the last of Turkish rip-off cinema – check out our reviews of Turkish Star Wars, Turkish Star Trek, Turkish E.T.,...

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